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Don’t Laugh ~ This could Happen to YOU!

From The Huffington Post  By  Posted: 03/06/2013 1:31 pm EST  |  Updated: 03/06/2013 11:41 pm EST

Robert Schiavelli in court after neighbor complains he laughs too loudly

A Long Island man was issued court summonses for laughing too loudly in his own home, CBS New York wrote in a report with the Associated Press.

According to the article, a neighbor issued complaints against 42-year-old Robert Schiavelli of Rockville Centre, N.Y., on Feb. 12 and Feb. 13. . . . Read Complete Report

Of course my all time favorite report of someone getting busted for laughing has to be the following. . . . EDITOR

From The Toke of the Town

By Steve Elliott

Monday, December 13, 2010 at 8:35 am
Four Men Arrested For Laughing At Cop’s Failed Pot Bust
​Four men from Queens, New York are suing the NYPD because they say an angry cop arrested them after another group of men laughed at the cop when he was unable to catch a fleeing marijuana suspect on foot. . . . Read Complete Report

 

Robert Ripley’s First Cartoon Anniversary and the Start of Ripley’s Believe It or Not! (W/Video)

from The Huffington Post

VP Communications, Ripley Entertainment

Posted: 12/19/2012 11:05 am

Ripley Entertainment is celebrating a major milestone this month — the Dec. 19 anniversary of Robert Ripley’s first cartoon, which was the start of the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! brand.

Ninety-four years ago, a young Robert Ripley pondered how to fill the space assigned to him as an illustrator for the New York Globe. Little did he know, the choice he was about to make would be the start of an amazing legacy that lives on today.

Ripley’s Incredible Journey . . . Read Complete Report

Ripley Newspaper Example SOURCE Wikipedia

 

An example of Robert Ripley’s “Believe it or Not” highly successful syndicated newspaper page. SOURCE: Wikipedia. CREDIT King  Features Syndicate; web source: http://www.staugustine-ripleys.com/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

from youtube

Ripley’s Believe It Or Not – No. 1 (1930)

Uploaded by MrJadedtom

Published on Oct 2, 2012

Guy has horn growing out of his skull…bedroom suite in a bottle!…guy fondles young oriental boy…Robert Ripley plays with Zig-Zag paper…Believe it or not!